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live love laugh

(13,141 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 08:37 PM Mar 2020

It doesn't count if it's not counted

or something like that. 🤔

Remember back when Bush started the illegal war and killed probably a million innocent Iraqis? Except that nobody will ever know how many he actually killed because reports of the casualties were hidden?

Seems like Trump’s taking a page from that playbook. If testing isn’t adequate people can’t be diagnosed. If they aren’t diagnosed then the blame for catastrophic loss can’t be placed on Trump — because .... the numbers aren’t that bad.

I don’t know the endgame. China and other communist countries are stifling their numbers. But America isn’t China. Yet. The treason against American citizens and the country has to stop.

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It doesn't count if it's not counted (Original Post) live love laugh Mar 2020 OP
I fear it is so much incompetence Fresh_Start Mar 2020 #1
I saw a thread a day or two ago asking who is pulling Trump's strings. live love laugh Mar 2020 #2
I don't think China can monkey the numbers too much, maybe half. Pobeka Mar 2020 #3
Actually if all of the negative flu tests of sick people live love laugh Mar 2020 #4

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
1. I fear it is so much incompetence
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 08:41 PM
Mar 2020

he picked his advisors from people who would kiss his ass...talent, experience, skill didn't matter.

live love laugh

(13,141 posts)
2. I saw a thread a day or two ago asking who is pulling Trump's strings.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:00 PM
Mar 2020

He may be appointing brown nosers who are either too dumb or dazzled by him to do anything but that’s on purpose. It’s known that Republicans want to do away with government but that they would use such incompetence to go so far as to kill people boggles the mind.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
3. I don't think China can monkey the numbers too much, maybe half.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:15 PM
Mar 2020

Too much massaging and they'll not be able to hide all the fatalities. Too many westerners in the country to come out and tell the truth.

Same problem for Trump, Fatality rates are pretty predicable, a noticeable jump in statistics will easily be attributable to covid-19, not a bad flu season.

live love laugh

(13,141 posts)
4. Actually if all of the negative flu tests of sick people
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:20 PM
Mar 2020

with similar viral symptoms are compiled I think it would pretty much tell the story they want to hide.

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